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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 8, 1910. 
For second largest yellowtail of season—Silver 
medallion. Won by R. C. Manley, Lawrence, 
Kan. Weight, 44% pounds. 
For third largest yellowtail of season—Bronze 
medallion. Won by A. W. Hooper, Boston, Mass. 
Weight, 4324 pounds. 
For largest gold button fish of season—Eddy 
cup. Won by C. E. Ellis, Spokane, Wash. 
Weight, 4824 pounds. 
For largest yellowtail of season—Gillis dia¬ 
mond medal. Western Hardware & Arms Co. 
cup. Hunt prize. Won by C. E. Ellis, Spokane, 
Wash. Weight, 4824 pounds. 
For largest yellowtail of season caught by 
lady—Burns cup. Dyas-Cline pennant. Won by 
Mrs. H. W. Robinson, Los Angeles, Cal. Weight, 
4 324 pounds. 
For largest albacore of season—Whitley Co. 
gold medal. Hoegee Co. cup. Catalina Novelty 
Co. prize. Won by S. A. Guy, Shreveport, La. 
Weight, 4 324 pounds. 
For largest albacore of season caught by lady 
—Montgomery Bros. cup. Souvenir cup to win¬ 
ner. Won by Mrs. O. A. Stack, Los Angeles, 
Cal. Weight, 31^4 pounds. 
For largest white sea bass of season—Potter 
gold medal. Nordlinger & Sons cup. Won by 
A. L. Beebe, Portland, Ore. Weight, 4624 
pounds. 
For largest fish of season (including black sea 
bass)—Brewster gold medal. Catalina Novelty 
Co. prize. Won by B. B. Atterbury, Pasadena, 
Cal. Fish, black sea bass;; weight, 270 pounds. 
boatmen’s prizes. 
For boatman bringing in most new members 
—Potter-Streeter cup. Won by Chappie. Sou¬ 
venir cup to winner. 
For boatman of angler catching largest yel¬ 
lowtail. Prize presented by club. Won by W. 
B. Matthews. 
For boatman of angler catching largest white 
sea bass—Prize presented by club. Won by T. 
Gray. 
CATALINA THREE-SIX CLUB. 
Tackle specifications: Rod, 6 feet; weight, 6 
ounces; line, six-thread; (butt, 12 inches). Tuna 
Club rules: First degree, 18 pounds; second 
degree, 24 pounds; third degree, 30 pounds. 
Total number anglers qualifying during season 
of 1909, sixty-six; first degree, thirty-seven; sec¬ 
ond degree, eighteen; third degree, eleven. 
CUPS AND PRIZES. 
Potter and Three-Six Cup.—The names of the 
anglers catching the three largest fish of the 
season in Catalina waters engraved on cup each 
season; these names for 1909: T. McD. Potter; 
weight, 36 pounds. A. K. Goodwin; weight, 34 24 
pounds. Mrs. P. S. O’Mara; weight, 33 pounds. 
POTTER-STREETER BOATMEN’S PRIZES. 
Cup for boatman qualifying most men. Won 
by Chappie. 
Cups for boatmen of anglers catching two 
largest fish. Won by Percy Neale and Chas. A. 
Fisher. 
Tuna catches for the season 
A. C. Erode .. 
C. G. Conn. 
L. G. Murphy.. 
E. G. Judah. 
C. G. Conn. 
A. J. Eddy. 
A. L. Tyler .. 
C. C. Bowerman.. 
J. L. Kirkpatrick, M.D 
Edwin O. Palmer, M.D.. 
Pounds. 
. 126 
. 110 
. 118 
. Ill 
128, 120 , 109 
. llU/2 
. 117 
. no 
. 138 % 
. 112 % 
Wm. M. Hunt, Jr. 117 
E. J. Polkinhorn ... 113 
Ross Kirkpatrick, Jr. 126 
C. G. Conn. 120 
Philip S. O’Mara. 153 
C. G. Conn. 114 
Ben Williams . 125 
Roy F. B. Shaver. 113% 
Ben Williams . 123% 
J. A. Coxe . 122% 
C. G. Conn. 125 
G. E. Pillsbury, Jr. 104% 
C. A. Thomas . 118% 
T. McD. Potter. 96% 
W. H. Ogburn . 102% 
L. G. Murphy . 114 
W. E. Jones. 116 
B. O. Kendall. 120% 
Ben Williams . 109% 
W. E. Jones . 106 
' Smith Warren . 98 
C. G. Conn. 112 
W. E. Jones. 123 
G. E. Pillsbury, Jr. 126 
Smith Warren . 100 
W. Greer Campbell . 120 
L. P. Streeter. 136 
G. E. Pillsbury, Jr. 109 
Eugene Elliott . 104 
Dr. B. O. Coates. 123% 
A. W. Hooper . 68 
C. Irving Wright . 108% 
H. C. Rice. 130 
A. W. Hooper.*117%, 145% 
L. G. Murphy ... *108% 
Howard Wright .:. 137 
A. B. Hitt . 121% 
Henry Werherby . 129 
A. T. Munn. 112 
Mrs. Philip S. O’Mara. *135 
A. W. Hooper. 113 
L. T. Bradford. 126% 
C. G. Conn.113%, 108, 137% 
A. W. Hooper . 122% 
C. G. Conn.101%, 120%, 125%, 115 
F. B. Murray. 112 
L. G. Murphy . *160 
*Disqualified; mutilated by shark. 
SUMMARY. 
Total number taken during season, sixty-five. 
Number over ioo pounds, sixty-two. 
Average weight, 118.2 pounds. 
Largest, 153 pounds. 
Smallest, 68 pounds. 
Number of blue buttons issued, twenty-eight. 
SWORDFISH CATCHES. 
Pounds. 
L. P. Streeter . 113 
E. G. Murphy .141, 163 
C. C. Perkins. 146 
C. G. Conn. 339 
G. W. Haight. 188 
Geo. E. Pillsbury, Jr. 208 
Gifford Pinchot .180, 186 
Average weight, 184.8 pounds. 
Fishing in California. 
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 27 . —Editor Forest 
and Stream: The last two Sundays have been 
sufficiently favorable to bring out a large num¬ 
ber of anglers to the coast streams near San 
Francisco after striped bass and steelhead. Two 
weeks ago the favorite tidewater streams showed 
too much effect from the recent rains, being full 
of mud and debris, and very few fish were 
caught, though some of very fair size were 
landed. Joe Harding hooked a 38-pound bass 
at the Wingo slough, landing it after a sharp 
tussle of thirty minutes, but the others who 
fished there got small catches and none of im¬ 
portant size. Sport was better at San Antonio, 
where one 34-pounder was caught, and several 
anglers took a goodly number of large fish. 
San Antonio seems to be about the best place 
for bass within easy reach of the city this win¬ 
ter. Owing to the heavy early rains the catfish 
are beginning to appear in the favorite striped 
bass streams, and are expected to interfere with 
sport considerably from now on. 
Last Sunday there was some good steelhead 
fishing in Paper Mill Creek and around Point 
Reyes, though there were only about twenty of 
the San Francisco anglers in that vicinity. With 
steelheads coming up in large numbers and show¬ 
ing general willingness to strike, the sport in 
Paper Mill is better than at any time since last 
summer. Bass, however, seem rather hard to 
catch on that stream. 
Russian River has been too muddy for good 
steelhead fishing since the heavy rain, but con¬ 
ditions there are improving and some bait fish¬ 
ing has already been enjoyed. It is expected 
that there will be good spoon fishing there next 
week. The bar is now wide open and fish have 
been coming in at a lively rate. 
C. F. Brandenstein and Sam Wells, well known 
in the local angling fraternity, have been com¬ 
missioned to secure specimens of many varieties 
of local fish for a public aquarium. They took 
their first lot last week with a seine in Scott’s 
Creek, Santa Clara county, the catch including 
some large silverside salmon and steelhead trout. 
Within the next few weeks they expect to bring 
in specimens of black bass, fresh water perch, 
striped bass, rainbow, brook and the various 
kinds of lake trout found in California. 
A. P. B. 
Ready to Face the Music. 
The old negro shuffled a muddy way down 
the street, bearing in one hand a battered guitar 
and in the other a string of little catfish that 
suggested tadpoles. 
“Catch ’em with your banjo. Uncle?” some 
one asked him. The old negro paused. 
“Suh?” he inquired. 
“Catch ’em with music?” said the questioner. 
The old negro held up the tiny string of fish 
soberly. 
“No, Suh,” he said. “Catfish dey bites at 
wuhms. Meat hit’s good, too; yessuh.” 
“What’ll you take for 'em, Uncle?” The old 
negro considered. He weighed the fish in his 
hand, and shifted uneasily about. 
“I’m ’bleeged, Sah,” he said, “yessuh; but I 
cayn’t sell dem fish. No, Suh. De ol’ ’ooman 
she ’speck dem fish foh suppeh.” 
“Well,” said the questioner, “you’ll have time 
to play us something, won’t you?” This time a 
slow, understanding grin spread over the old 
negro’s face. 
He carefully laid down the slimy catfish, and 
seating himself on the curb, swung his guitar 
into position with an ease born of long practice, 
and began tuning it. 
“If only dat ar boy o’ mine’d cum erlong,” he 
said sadly, “he’d play de Frainch hahp—” Then 
he suddenly rose to his feet and made a dive 
through a tangle of vehicles, returning dragging 
a grinning young negro by the arm. 
“I got him,” he said triumphantly. “Play dat 
Frainch hahp, boy.” 
The two sat upon the curb and played until 
the gathering crowd swarmed over into the 
gutter and a policeman shouldered his way in. 
The old negro took the hint, also a half 
dollar that was handed him. 
“T’ankee, Sah,” he grinned, jerking off his 
shapeless hat. “T’ankee, Suh.” 
“Ma she sen’ me t’ tell yuh yuh’d betteh cum 
home,” said the boy. “She say she bin waitin' 
long ernuff.” The old negro frowned upon him. 
“Run on home, boy,” he said, sternly; “run 
on home an’ tell dat ’ooman des t’wait foh me. 
I’ll be dah when I gets time.” Then as the boy 
moved off he called after him, hurriedly: 
“Tell dat ’ooman I got money. Heah me?”— 
Galveston News. 
